The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-20
Roger returned. ! made bis acquaintance,
and inter talking some time, spoke Of bis
recent trip In Ohio. '6'2s5 'i.5Es
t"How did Won know ANYTHING abort Il ~

"How did you know anything about It q
Roger asked. lis,52 f.s5a'5
Az ! had seen bis true name registered
at Marietta and tho numo "Frank viii
SON. written In the same hali.ronud hand
Ut the Warren House In Athens and al
tho Burnet House in Cincinnati, wac
able to inform him. Roger actually be,
lieves that he 10 the generalization OIL
effectiveness, yet be hsc the poorest kind
Of success In keeping anything 10 himself
In the course Of tho conversation 70.
marked that he must have had 3 pretty
fair time in Marietta, Nj tS5l SS..3'
""Well," he said, with 4 laugh, 'the
old man Senator Oamden) told mo to 20
and enjoy myself, and 1 did It." -
why did you leave Marietta and 60 to
~ thought they were alter me in West
Virgins" a : gHai7., n X = :
What did you do in Athens?" g if
:! didn't stay long. l met an old &C.
quaintauce ann as I was travelling incog,
as Frank Wilson, I was afraid he would
give me away."Ig7 iy7s Las 8s5'F q.
"When you got to Cincinnati you
couldn't have had much money left p" b.
~ only had tl0"$f "a Z 3E-tlE + Is 4.
s"That wouldn't last long"
mo; but | sent 10 the old man, and he
sent me check Eas # IN "a
Was that tho one Alex. Mcdonald
S"Yes; how did you know about it?p
What did Mcdonald have to say ~ =
lbs w1q very kind. Asked mo, / be.
lieve, II l wanted any moro money and II
be could do anything for me-" sa',59is
s"Dld you have much correspondence
with the Senator while you were in Gin
cinns.i?" 2. / .5lg55 ,1Izi 5,a
Yes; I believe I autographed him
twice In one day. One Of the telegrams
was quite lengthy" f7.sg-
"Wasitin reference to sending money!"
"Did you got the money 2"
YES; he sent me check" e# x
About how much did you get away
with In Marietta ?" ~ %'l i[.:l.i
Il suppose Ispent 5000 Of the old man q
money there" and Roger went somewhat
into the details Of his manner Of spend
ing t. f$5l. 49,
ibid you get any letter from him while
you were in Marietta ?" g
"0h, yes; containing check"
Ibid you yet any other letters at any
time while in Ohio ~ I'll =
Yes; l received seyeral-one in psrtic-
u!ar, advising me to be easy and not BIO
afraid, as there was no danger, for they
couldn't take me in Ohio" .a'.5.5
Meaning the grand Jury 7' "
Yes, OF course" s
What did you think OF it?n &
II knew they could take ms"
Roger said he was not afraid OF being
indicted himself particularly, as they
could not prove any thing against him, but
they might try to use him as State's wit
ness agaiuut his irionds. a' III
II would 60 to jail and stay there two
yeaYs. said Roger, "beiose Iwould tell
anything on my friends or to irjure the
Senator" -2'Es B. I, IS * l5-7
v In order to convince me Of his friendly
relations with tho Senator he permitted
me to glance over number of letters from
him and few from other persona. The
cabinet In Rsger's cities contatua letters
and kilograms received from politicians
and persons Of various conditioua Of life
in tho course Of many years. He Gays he
never destroyed but one letter in bis life
and is sorry no destroyed that one. Prob
ably there Is material in Rogers pre-
served correspond for sstting up as
likely q political dance "a West Virginia
has ever seen. So. II s. + Sll;,4t 4 =,
The circumstances which came Into the
possession Of the World correspondent in
Ohio were fully corroborated in every re-.
spect by Rogers admission and the docu.
nents which be showed. Just before my
departure from Philippi 1t occurred to
Roger thst como Of his several confidauts
might make public the information which
he had been giving out and he seemed
considerably hosrided at the thought. Y